preface
"Game of Thrones" has been popular all over the world since it was first broadcast, and an important reason is that it has a grand world view and intricate character relationships, etc., which has made a large number of fans regard it as a masterpiece.
Due to the difficulty of filming "Game of Thrones" and the fact that each character has their own story, the behind-the-scenes scenes of this drama are actually very interesting, so today I will take stock of 40 behind-the-scenes trivia, and after watching it, you may love Game of Thrones more.
The feature film begins
1. When George Martin, the author of the original book, and the two screenwriters met for the first time, in order to test the extent of their loyalty, Old Joe decided to use a question to measure the two writers' understanding of "A Song of Ice and Fire". The question is: Who is Jon Snow's mother?
2. I don't know if you have paid attention to the several swords embedded in the back of the Iron Throne, there is actually a sword of Gandalf (a character in another magic film "The Lord of the Rings").
3. Old Joe once sent a letter to Jack Gleason (Joffrey's actor) that said: Congratulations, your performance is amazing, everyone hates you. Hey, poor little Joe~
4. Sansa Stark's Icewolf Lady, actually named Zuni, is a Northern Inuit that was eventually adopted by Sophie Turner (the actor of the Three Fools). Sophie had always wanted a dog before, but her parents didn't agree, but during the filming, Sophie Turner's family fell in love with Zhoni. When Little Joe asks someone to cut the lady in the episode, Sophie simply takes it home
5. Most of the actors haven't read the original. They don't want to know what will happen to their characters, for fear that it will affect the performance. Emilia Clark (played by Dragon Mother) and Kit Harrington (played by Snow) are among the few people who have read the original book. Blindly guess if that's how they have the aura of the protagonist? Then everyone else hasn't finished reading the original book because they found themselves hanging up halfway through it...
6. "Game of Thrones" is the most pirated TV series in the world, according to relevant statistics, the fourth season of Game of Thrones was pirated and downloaded 5.9 million times in 2013 alone, and the fifth season finale was pirated more than 14 million times. But the crew of Game of Thrones said they didn't mind, firstly because they couldn't stop it, and secondly because it was also a free marketing campaign for them.
7. Peter Dinklage (played by Tyrion Lannister) is the first choice of the two writers and Old Joe for the role of Little Devil. They didn't give anyone else a chance to audition except Peter, and they agreed that only Peter could interpret the depth and complexity of the character of the little devil.
Sean Bean was also their first choice, but in case Sean refused to participate, they allowed others to audition at the time. Uncle Bean was hurt again...
8. Stannis Baratheon's actor in the play is named Stephen Delan, his sister died in a fire when he was 11 years old, this painful experience has always deeply affected him, so when the screenwriter asked Stannis to burn his daughter, the actor himself was very resistant, the original book did not describe this tragic plot, this decision is not only a reshaping of the character, but also a touch to the depths of the actor's heart.
During the filming, Stephen had several emotional breakdowns and tears, and in the end, he persevered in completing this heartbreaking scene, putting his own emotions into the character to present the audience with a real and profound Stannis Baratheon.
9. Dothraki is a real language created by linguist David Peterson, which is inspired by Russian, Turkish, Estonian and other languages, and has more than 3,000 words to date
10. Ian White has played a total of four roles in the show, he played Moshan in Season 2, the Wraith and the Giants in Season 3, and the Giants in Season 5
11. In the play, Kalixi is one of the many names of the Dragon Mother, and in the Dothraki language, "Kalixi" means queen. But with the popularity of the drama Game of Thrones, there has been a fame craze in the United States, and many parents have given their newborns the name Kalixi. And Arya was also one of the most popular girl names of the year
12. When Tywin's actor finds out that he is going to die in Game of Thrones, he says he doesn't know what's going to happen (probably haven't read the original) until a fan finds out and says, you have a great death scene, and now think about that scene is really great...
13. Lena Heidi, the actor of Cersei, refused to appear on the big screen with Jerome Flynn, the actor of Boron, because she was originally a couple of lovers in real life, but broke up because of a serious disagreement, so Lena Heidi refused to appear on the big screen with Jerome Flynn, refusing to appear in the same scene.
It's understandable why Bronn rarely appears in the final episodes of Season 8, especially during the Battle of King's Landing, where Bronn is nowhere to be seen, perhaps because of the problem between the two.
14. In fact, the prototype of Valyrian metal is Damascus steel, a magical metal that first appeared in India and the Middle East, but was lost in the 18th century due to the unique manufacturing techniques of Damascus steel, and no one has ever been able to glimpse the secrets of its manufacture. As precious as Valyrian steel is in Westeros.
15. The horse heart that the dragon mother ate at her wedding with Drogo Kao is a gummy prop weighing about 3 pounds, and I have to say that it is very realistic
16. Jack Gleason, the actor who played the Joffrey the Great who made us hate it so much, played a child who was saved by Batman in "Batman: The Mystery of the Shadows" as a child
17. Ian White, the actor who plays the Night King, also appeared in Batman: The Mystery of the Shadows, where he is a robber and shoots Bruce Wayne's parents.
18. The role of Snow was almost played by the little skinning actor Ewan Ryan, who is known to have finished second in the audition for Snow. Looking at it now, if Ivan comes to play, I think it will be more exciting, after all, the acting skills are really strong!
19. In fact, the screenwriters of Game of Thrones are particularly fond of playing tricks on actors, and the actors of the three fools say that the screenwriters will make fake scripts, so that the actors think they will be killed, but after filming, they will say that it is just a joke, which makes the actors' mood go on a roller coaster every day, and Theon's actor is also one of the victims, and often receives fake scripts from the screenwriters
20. Peter Dinklage (Little Devil) is a vegetarian, and all the meat he eats in the show is not real meat products.
21. Pete Vaughn, played by Aemon Targaryen, is really blind, in the play he was originally the prince of the Targaryen family, the most qualified person to become the king of the Seven Kingdoms, he was secretly granted the throne, but he finally chose to give up the throne and willingly became a night watchman and a bachelor for the rest of his life.
22. The hair color of Emilia Clarke, the actor of the Dragon Mother, is black, and her silver hair in the play is not dyed, but a wig set that she wears all the time
23. Jack Gleeson, the actor who plays Joffrey, is a veritable top student. In reality, Jack Gleeson is a top student in the philosophy department of Trinity College Dublin, he has given a lecture at Oxford University, and his grades are very good, and the real Jack Gleeson is completely opposite to the character he plays Joffrey.
24. Maisie Williams' role of Arya Stark is her first role in history. With such a strong ability for the first time, the future is really promising!
25. The ice sword used by the Alien Boss is actually made of clear resin baked in an oven (no wonder it's so vulnerable.... ）
26. Jojian Reed's actor Thomas Sangster was 23 years old at the time, but the 13-year-old Johan Reed who played the play had no pressure at all
27. Since its broadcast, Game of Thrones has brought in nearly $195 million in revenue for the economy of Northern Ireland (where it was filmed).
28. Hafpo Julils Bjonsen, the actor of Magic Mountain, is a world champion in the Hercules Championship, and he once pulled up 472 kilograms in the 2018 competition!
29. Peter Dinklage and Lena Heidi (Cersei Lannister) were very good friends before the show started. When they start filming a set, they also share an apartment and drive to the set together every day, only to be enemies when they get to the show...
30. Uncle Douzi is the actor who has received the most "boxed lunches" in the world, and he once confided in his wish in an interview: I hope to receive a role that will survive to the end.
Obviously, Uncle Bean's wish could not be fulfilled in "Game of Thrones", so after filming Ned Stark's death scene, Uncle Beanzi actually kicked a football with his replica head
31. Addo was a rock DJ and starred in many festivals, and I now finally understand what it means to be a two-person outfit in a play
32. Snow's actor (Kit Harrington) and the actor of Firekiss (Ruth Leslie) are married in real life
33. The cloak of the night watchman is actually made of carpet. The carpet is cut, shaved, dyed, and then subjected to a rigorous decomposition process that gives the costumes in Game of Thrones a shabby look like real medieval clothing.
34. The actor who plays the hot pie opens a real bakery after leaving the crew, and the shop is called "You Don't Know Anything About Jon Bread".
35. Maisie Williams is right-handed, but because Arya Stark is left-handed in the novel, she gave up her habit of learning to fight left-handedly
36. Actress Gwendolan Christie, who plays Brienne the Beauty, says the hardest scene she's ever filmed is the fight between Brienne and the hounds. She spent 2 months training 3-4 days a week, training with a master of swordsmanship, all just to build up the stamina needed for Brienne's fight scenes.
37. Cersei was voted the most hated character in the series by fans. Lena Heidi, the actor who played the role, said that the hatred of fans for the character often translates to her personally, so people sometimes insult or avoid her in real life. And once at a signing session at a film exhibition, fans would snatch the book from her to prevent her from signing it.
38. Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark, said that when fans meet her, they often ask her to recite Arya's list before going to bed and insert the fans' names into the list.
39. The executive producer said that the production of the show was a difficult task. Season 5 alone was filmed in five countries, with a total of 151 sets over 240 days and 166 actors, more than 1,000 crew members, and more than 5,000 extras.
40. Melisandre's actor Caris Van Houden could have played Cersei Lannister. She was asked to audition for Cersei, but was unable to do so because Carris was filming Invasion of the Evil Spirit.
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